The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-13
COLORED BAND.
Mississippi Negro Murderers Com
united to Jail.
Another Victim Marked but the Time
Had Not Come.
The Administration Refuses to Inter
fere in the EVictiOns.
Conflicting Reports from Tampa Con-
corning Yellow Fever.


GREENWOOD, Miss, Oct. IO.-Proph-
ct Segar, Mike Brown, Robert Brown,
Major Malcolm Hinton, Robert Owen,
Washington johnson and Wash Scott,
the negroes charged with the killing of
Harry Taylor and wife, have been COM
mitted to jail, without the benefit of
bond, to await the action of the grand
jury. During the preliminary trial it
was discovered that a resolution to kill
M. Kerney, uhite man who had a
fight with one of their brothers, whose
arm he had broken, was passed during
one Of their meetings, but the time APP
pointed for the deed had not yet come.
There is no doubt that q colored man,
a member of the Dry Bayou lodge of
Taylor, and that both Harry Taylor
and his wife have disappeared. A
body answering to Taylor's was found
in the river with marks of violence up
on it. The body had been weighted
down. The lodges in this county were
organized by negro named Stringer,
who claimes to be working under the
authority of the Grand Orient of
France. Their lodge was founded in
founded in this section. The colored
Masons are not recognized by white
Masons at all and that order is not I'M
der the authority of the old York order
of Masonry. 1t is hard to say whether
they have an obligation that
teaches them to avenge, Stay,
etc., or whether they construe
the obligations they take to suit them
selves. White people of the county are
6nfornofv1n6 Tn nv 4hnir lOdonoe
and punish the guilty members of this
death-dealing order.
DUE TO GOVERNMENT NEGLECT.
DIES MONIES, Oct. 1O.-A morning
paper regarding the eviction of settlers
by British syndicate from unearned
land grants by the st. Paul railroad
says the general government has by
correspondence, as well as by decisions
of courts, given settlers encouragement
to take up these lands though the titles
were in dispute. The state of Iowa
has no right TO interfere save as it can
assist to recover through federal courts
the lands which the railroads did not
earn and give them up to the settlers
who have gone upon them in good
faith, trusting to the promises of the
government. Attorney-General Baker,
of Iowa, offered to assist and tried to
have Attorney General Garland at
w dolIluSOOu sup OIICSO pIOCOOulHSO III
the State courts long enough for the
government to determine if it had not
an interest in them. This, however,
the President Cleveland administra-
ton has refused to do, and as a result
evictions have gone on accompanied by
scenes of hardship, terror and Eru-
tality.
SMITHS REPORT.
NEW YORK, Oct. S.-Health Officer
l. Z, NH Inn
cholera cases that were thrust upon
his hands by the steamer Alesia, from
Naples. 1t states that the disease has
been very violent and rapid in its ia
tality in a majority of the cases. In
several instances the patients were
well at one inspection and nearly
pulseless twelve hours later. The report
also tells how the ship was fumigated.
1t was then thoroughly washed with
boiling water twice, and afterwards
with a solution of carasine Sublimate,
two parts of l 900 of water. All cloth
ing and textile fabrics were soaked in
the boiling water for hours, and 900
pounds of sulphur was twice burned
in the hold. Of the eight cases re-
moved from the ship on her arrival,
five died and three recovered. OF
those which developed since the re-
moval nine died, four recovered and
five are convalescent, and the remain
ing two are seriously Ill. DIR. Smith
removed.
WHEELER FAILURE.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Oct. 6.-The
detailed report of General Merwin,
trHstee of the insolvent estate of E. S.
Wheeler, shows the failure to be very
bad one. The trustees placed the to-
tai liabilities at S1.319 ,775, of which
S6S $3.50 is for letters of credit for the
bankrupt New Haven Wire Company
pal owner, endorsed by E. S.
Wheeler & Co., and between
$500, 900 and S4OO, 600 of domestic paper
of the wire company, also endorsed by
E. S. Wheeler & Co. The trustee does
not expect to realize more than Is per
cent on the wire company's paper.
Besides the liabilities above there are
$50, 900 said to be covered by good col
lateral and $4,000 endorsed notes
thinks the assets available to be $780,
600. Whether they viii increase or
diminish, time and the law will de-
termine.
EXISTENCE OF YELLOW FEVER DENIED.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1O.-The marine
hospital bureau is in receipt of a tele-
gram from Deputy Collector Spencer,
Tampa, Florida, stating that one death
and eight new cases of fever have Oc-
CURED at that place since last advices,
and that funds and nurses are urgent
ly needed, the town treasury being
empty and the people being democrat
lied. Acting Surgeon General StOner
has telegraphed to the Tampa board of
health, asking if the disease existing
there is Yellow fever, and if so what
steps are being taken for its suppress
sion. A telegram has been received
from the postmaster at Tampa, deny
ing that yellow fever exists there, but
stating that some other fevers are
prevalent.
THE LARGEST IN SEVERAL YEARS.
AMESBURG, MASS, Oct. 10-The larg-
est fire that has occurred here for sew
eral years broke out at 1:30 this morn
ing, destroying the large carriage
mandatory of Locke s. Jewell and
several surrounding buildings. The
loss will reach fully S125, 900 of which
Locke & Jewell lose SIC, 900, insured
| for S45, 600. Q. F. Pettengil, machin-
list, SIS, 900, insured for SIC, 900.
COUNTY SEAT FIGHT WAKING wRAN.
CHARLEsvoIX, Mich, Oct. 10-Satur-
day night the court house of this
county situated at Boyne City together
with all the titles, records, ETC., was
destroyed by fire supposed to be OF
incendiary origin. The location of the
county seat was the ocassion Of hot
fight between East Jordan and BoynS
City and threats of violence were freely
INDUCED in.
CLAIMS THAT ALL's WELL.
MINNEAPoLIs, Oct. 10.-John Nor
rison of New York, the rejected dele
gate from district assembly 126, ha,
just announced that the trouble had al
been settled and that his assembl,
would be reinstated. His statemen
cannot be verified till convention meet
this evening.